Reverse Lights on off switch?

Easy to do this: Yes
Smart to do this: No
Legal to do this: Hell No

Good luck.

 

Be careful doing this, could get you a ticket from the PO Po

 

people all of a sudden worried about what is legal? get off your high horses. some dudes on this site have like 12 light bars - running all of those on the street is illegal in most places too. just be smart. run it on private land only. do not blind tailgaters with them.

easiest solution would be to buy some cheap aux lights from auto zone and wire them up. it'll cost like 50 bucks.

 

I think thats what Im going to end up doing. or getting some knock off flush mounts and put them on my bumper somewhere.

 

Not a solution to your question but I'm adding some backup aux lights today.

I have a Rhino step hitch insert and am mounting two aux lights on the underside. They will be wired to a 7-pin connection and come on in R only...Burners, Walmart, $18, about 2" x 1.5" rectangular. I'll post night shots when done.

Just want more light for the back up camera in the dark. There is a dead spot in the center about 10/15' out.

BTW. The lights come with a rocker switch. It would be easy to do what you are wanting to do.

 

This is what I plan on using mine for. No public roads. But, I use a different switch:

4th from the left..

 

This man speaks the truth

If you tied in to your existing circuit you need to use a diode.

 

I would use a SPDT switch. If it is a lifted switch then you need ground. You could get a light on one side so it is illuminated when you have the "override" active and not when normal. Couple bucks for a switch and time tracing the wires